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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/city-of-mill-creek-stormwater-system-repair.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/city-of-mill-creek-stormwater-system-repair.jpg?itok=x40vI1nG" width="300" height="207" alt="Twenty sites in Mill Creek will undergo surface water pipe repairs or replacement this summer. The city anticipates that most repairs will begin in July when surface water flows are lowest." title="Workers repair Sweetwater Ranch sinkhole. Photo courtesy of City of Mill Creek." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Joni Kirk, Mill Creek Director of Communications and Marketing.</em></p>
<p>Twenty sites in Mill Creek will undergo surface water pipe repairs or replacement this summer. The city council approved a contract with Road Construction Northwest, Inc. at its May 14, 2019, meeting for construction of the project in the amount of $749,325.</p>
<p>The total summer 2019 construction project, including inspection work, is estimated to cost $1,064,055. The total construction contract time is 65 working days.</p>
<p>The city anticipates that most repairs will begin in July when surface water flows are lowest. </p>
<p>The work will focus on repairing or replacing 18-inch in diameter or larger pipes that are high risk and in need of immediate repair.</p>
<p>Of the surface water pipes that have been scoped and reviewed over the last several years, the pipes to be repaired this summer are classified as having <em>“F”</em> failures. This means that the pipe is in poor condition and its potential failure could have a negative effect on life and/or property, pose a risk of environmental damage, or would obstruct access to critical infrastructure. </p>
<p>Specific neighborhoods will be notified when construction is scheduled to begin. Construction is slated to take place from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, though hours within that window of time may vary at each specific location.</p>
<p>While the locations of certain projects may be just in front of one or two residences, the traffic along the street will be impacted due to construction equipment and crews.</p>
<p>Cars should be moved off the street adjacent to project sites. The crews will not block driveways.</p>
<p>A handful of stormwater pipe repairs will be done by the utility providers that inadvertently damaged the pipes. These utility providers are paying for these repairs.</p>
<p>These individual projects handled by the utility providers are outside the City of Mill Creek’s scheduling control.</p>
<p><img alt="Twenty sites in Mill Creek will undergo surface water pipe repairs or replacement in summer 2019. The city anticipates that most repairs will begin in July when surface water flows are lowest." src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/inline/mill-creek-2019-stormwater-system-f-failures-map.jpg" title="Map showing summer 2019 stormwater pipe repair locations. Image courtesy of City of Mill Creek." /></p>
<p><em>Map showing summer 2019 stormwater pipe repair locations (red dots). Image courtesy of City of Mill Creek.</em></p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/civic-affairs">civic affairs</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mill-creek">Mill Creek</a></li></ul></section>Sat, 25 May 2019 01:06:34 +0000Richard Van Winkle8119 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/mill-creek-moving-forward-summer-surface-water-pipe-repairs#commentsLeft Coast / Right Coast: Ice Skating in the Northeasthttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/left-coast-right-coast-ice-skating-northeast
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/mike-gold-with-driver-at-nile-golf-course_43.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/mike-gold-with-driver-at-nile-golf-course_43.jpg?itok=Z25zgP-z" width="300" height="474" alt="Mike Gold living the dream in the Pacific Northwest. Photo credit: Scott Brown." title="Mike Gold living the dream in the Pacific Northwest. Photo credit: Scott Brown." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Mike Gold, A retired entrepreneur living the dream in the Pacific Northwest.</em></p>
<p>For those of you who have lived in the Northeast, we have a rich tradition of ice skating on frozen ponds, lakes, etc. in winter.</p>
<p>Unlike greater Seattle, which rarely gets a cold snap sufficient to freeze even a small pond, back east the winter ice skating season can last from late November through mid-April.</p>
<p>Rule of thumb – the ice should be thick enough to support you. That generally means at least three inches of ice. In all the years I skated on frozen ponds, I never got close to breaking through the ice. But on occasion you would hear the ice crack as you skated over it.</p>
<p>Couple of things noteworthy about pond skating. First, the ice is never smooth – like you see on a hockey rink. Instead, the ice has lots of high and low spots. This is caused by the ice freezing in a non-linear fashion. Sometimes it is caused by a tree branch being imbedded in the ice and sticking up through the frozen surface. So you have to be careful not to trip over an irregularity in the ice. I’ve tripped on many occasions.</p>
<p>One time, I actually partially dislocated my hip joint such that I had a difficult time walking back to my cousin’s house afterward. I remember my mother being “<em>very concerned</em>” such that she took me to our family doctor (whose office happened to be directly across the street from our home – in the basement of one of the houses over there). So he took an x-ray. Back in those days, there was an actual film which you’d put up on a “<em>lighted surface</em>” on which you could see the complete image.</p>
<p>Our doctor looked at the x-ray and said to both my mother and I: “<em>What does that look like?</em>”</p>
<p>He was talking about a small line that was clearly visible right around the hip socket. Of course, that made my mother quite angry. Here was our doctor, the “<em>expert</em>” asking us what we thought the line was. My mother said something like: “<em>How the hell should I know what that is?</em>”</p>
<p>The doctor consulted with his medical text books (too bad we didn’t have WebMD back then) and he concluded that the line was simply a place where my immature body (I was about 15) had not fully formed yet. That it was nothing to be concerned about and that I should simply take an aspirin and go to bed. Sure enough, the next morning I was back to normal.</p>
<p>You’ve all probably read somewhere that it takes approximately 10,000 hours (that’s about five “<em>working years</em>”) to get really proficient at something. Well frozen pond hockey is where a great many college and NFL players learned their craft.</p>
<p>On our local pond, if you went out there any time from say 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (dark) on a weekday, or anytime during daylight hours on weekends, you’d find some of the local kid hockey players playing out there for hours every day.</p>
<p>I can recall a few players becoming so good after doing this for two or three years (for two to three months/year) that you watched them in awe at play.</p>
<p>As we’re right in the heart of the NFL playoff season (as of today, the Stanley Cup finals will be between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues clubs) as I watch the games, it brings back memories of watching some of these very young players develop. The “<em>best of the best</em>” NHL players can truly do amazing things on ice skates. I watch them at work and simply cannot believe how facile they are. You watch a play develop and in a few hundredths of a second, they can direct the puck past the goalie into the net.</p>
<p>Next, major ice-skating rinks: The “<em>granddaddy</em>” of all public ice-skating rinks is in<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center" target="_blank"> Rockefeller Center</a>. Located directly in front of the Rockefeller Center Office Building (where the NBC television network is located) in mid-town Manhattan, you can rent ice skates there, and skate directly in front of the great statue located just behind the rink.</p>
<p>In early Winter, that is the spot where they put the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Many many movies have scenes shot on that rink.</p>
<p>But by far, the greatest hockey ice skating movie, to me, starred Paul Newman, and is called “<em>Slap Shot</em>.”</p>
<p>Hockey players are among the “<em>least well-behaved people on earth.</em>” They are very “<em>rough and tumble</em>” people.</p>
<p>Reminds me of an old joke. </p>
<p>A man is called into his boss’s office, where he is told, <em>“We’re transferring you to head up our Toronto office.”</em></p>
<p>The guy exclaimed, <em>“Toronto?? – there’s nothing there but hockey players and whores.”</em></p>
<p>Boss said coldly, <em>“My wife is from Toronto.”</em></p>
<p>Guy cooly stated, <em>“Which team did she play for?”</em></p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/living">living</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mike-golds-blog">Mike Gold&#039;s Blog</a></li></ul></section>Sat, 25 May 2019 01:04:41 +0000Lesley Van Winkle8117 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/left-coast-right-coast-ice-skating-northeast#comments"CANNA LILIES — Bold, gaudy perennials for the flamboyant gardener," by the Whistling Gardenerhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/canna-lilies-bold-gaudy-perennials-flamboyant-gardener-whistling-gardener
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/canna-whistling-gardener.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/canna-whistling-gardener.jpg?itok=s-9_n4XK" width="300" height="399" alt="I have always had a love affair with cannas. Having grown up in southern California, cannas were a staple item in the landscape. The large growing varieties that reached six to eight feet tall were seen throughout most of the public parks where they were used in formal plantings, much like back in Victorian times." title="Canna Lilies in Steve Smith’s yard. Photo courtesy of Sunnyside Nursery." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>This weekly column is being reproduced with the permission of Steve Smith, The Whistling Gardener, and owner of <a href="http://www.sunnysidenursery.net/" target="_blank">Sunnyside Nursery</a> in Marysville.</em></p>
<p>Okay, I’ll admit it… I have always had a love affair with cannas. Having grown up in southern California, cannas were a staple item in the landscape. The large growing varieties that reached six to eight feet tall were seen throughout most of the public parks where they were used in formal plantings, much like they were back in Victorian times. If you travel up north, you might see some spectacular displays at the Peace Arch in Blaine.</p>
<p>Cannas have a stately posture (soaring upward of 10 to 12 feet tall), flamboyant blossoms, and sometimes gaudy foliage. They bloom all summer (which for the northwest means July until frost), producing stalk after stalk of gladiola-like flowers in two-feet tall spikes at the tops of the plants.</p>
<p>The huge, paddle-like leaves are reminiscent of a banana’s leaf, but cannas can come in striped and colored flavors. Most cannas grown today are hybrids between many South American and Asian species. Modern breeding has also shrunk down the size of cannas to the point that you can find varieties than only get two to three feet tall and will bloom as low as 18 inches, which makes them well suited for smaller containers and/or gardens (but of course some of the drama is lost in the process).</p>
<p>To use cannas in today’s mixed border landscapes, plant them in clumps towards the middle or back of a border and contrast them with finer textured plants such as the many beautiful ornamental grasses that are available these days.</p>
<p>Cannas love the sun, lots of moisture (they will actually grow in a pond), and tons of food. They will continue to bloom until frost, whether you dead-head them or not, but of course they will look a lot tidier if the spent stalks are cut off at ground level.</p>
<p>After the first frost, it is best to dig cannas up. I cut off all the stalks about six inches above the ground, dig up the rhizomes and wash them off, and place them in a plastic garbage bag, which I leave partially open so there is some air exchange. Put them in a cool, frost-free area and check on them throughout the winter. You can plant them back outside the following May.</p>
<p>This is the perfect time to find cannas in the garden centers although they probably won’t be in bloom unless they were grown in California. Here are some of my favorites that I have grown over the years…</p>
<p>Pretoria (aka Bengal Tiger or Tropicana Gold) — This is probably my all-time favorite canna. The dramatic green and yellow striped leaves are topped in summer with bright orange flowers.</p>
<p><strong>Tropicana (aka Phaison)</strong> — My second choice for gaudiness, this canna has foliage of purple with dramatic stripes of yellow and red evenly spaced throughout the leaf. Wonderfully shocking orange flowers top this seven-foot-tall plant.</p>
<p><strong>Canna glauca</strong> — There are two popular hybrids in this variety, “<em>Panache</em>” and “<em>Erebus.”</em> They both have narrow grey-green foliage that is not so overpowering. <em>“Panache”</em> sports dark pink buds that open to charming salmon-pink flowers and “<em>Erebus”</em> has salmon flowers. I’ve tried both of these and they work well in containers (they only grow three feet tall), but overall they just aren’t robust enough for my tastes!</p>
<p><strong>Intrigue</strong> — This is a super variety that has narrow purple-grey leaves, delicate orange-red flowers and still grows six to eight feet tall.</p>
<p>Don’t be too concerned about finding these exact varieties as there are many new ones on the market, just plan on incorporating a few different selections for an all summer display of foliar and floral drama. You won’t be disappointed!</p>
<p>Sunnyside will be hosting two free classes next weekend – “<em>Gardening 101</em>” on Saturday, June 1st, at 10:00 am; and <em>“Gardening 102</em>” on Sunday, June 2nd, at 11:00 am. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.sunnysidenursery.net/" target="_blank">www.sunnysidenursery.net.</a></p>
<p>Steve Smith is owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and you can send your gardening questions to him at <a href="mailto:info@sunnysidenursery.net?subject=Whistling%20Gardener%20Blog%20-%20News%20of%20Mill%20Creek">info@sunnysidenursery.net</a>.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/snohomish-county-sheriff-badge-graphic_6.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/snohomish-county-sheriff-badge-graphic_6.jpg?itok=1k_g3XsR" width="300" height="266" alt="Snohomish County Sheriff&#039;s Office detectives are conducting a death investigation in south Everett near the Mariner Park and Ride. A witness reported finding the body of an adult male on Thursday evening, May 23, 2919." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Courtney O’Keefe, Communications Specialist, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.</em></p>
<p>Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit are conducting a death investigation in the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/13000+4th+Ave+W,+Everett,+WA+98204/@47.8801392,-122.2563337,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x54900699685ac2f7:0x99fe5324e9a82f5f!8m2!3d47.8801392!4d-122.2388242" target="_blank" title="Google map">13000 block of 4th Avenue W in South Everett</a>.</p>
<p>They responded to that location at around 6:30 pm on Thursday evening, May 23, 2019, after a witness reported finding the body of an adult male inside a storage unit near the Mariner Park and Ride.</p>
<p>The deceased is believed to be a 52 year-old Everett man, but positive identification, as well as cause and manner of death, will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner.</p>
<p>The death appears to be suspicious in nature. This is an active investigation and information will be provided as it becomes available. </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/civic-affairs">civic affairs</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/everett">Everett</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/snohomish-county">Snohomish County</a></li></ul></section>Fri, 24 May 2019 22:05:58 +0000Richard Van Winkle8118 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/snohomish-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-suspicious-death-south-everett#commentsTake steps now to plan for wildfire smoke and poor air qualityhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/take-steps-now-plan-wildfire-smoke-and-poor-air-quality
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/pexels-photo-266558-wildfire.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/pexels-photo-266558-wildfire.jpg?itok=QUcgIhBJ" width="300" height="169" alt="As summer and dry weather approaches, officials at the Washington State Department of Health are urging everyone in Washington to prepare for smoky days with unhealthy air quality. The Washington Smoke Information Blog has a map of current fires and air quality reports statewide." title="Prepare for wildfire smoke this summer. Photo courtesy of Pexels." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>From a Washington State Department of Health News Release.</em></p>
<p>As summer and dry weather approaches, officials at the Washington State Department of Health are urging everyone in Washington to prepare for smoky days with unhealthy air quality. </p>
<p><strong>What people can do now:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Identify air quality reports for your area. <a href="https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Washington Smoke Information Blog </a>has a map of current fires and air quality reports statewide. <a href="https://www.epa.gov/air-research/smoke-sense-study-citizen-science-project-using-mobile-app" target="_blank">EPA’s Smoke Sense </a>mobile app has location-specific information on smoke and health impacts.</li>
<li>If you or a family member has heart or lung disease, including asthma, ask your doctor what precautions should be taken when air quality is impacted by smoke. Have necessary medication and recommended supplies on hand.</li>
<li>Buy a portable air cleaner with a high efficiency HEPA filter and create a “<em>clean</em>” room to spend time in when the air isn’t healthy. Select a room with no fireplace, and few windows and/or doors.</li>
<li>Find information about health impacts from smoke and more tips on how to stay healthy when smoke levels are high on the <a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires" target="_blank">department’s website.</a></li>
</ul><p>While breathing smoke isn’t good for anyone, some people are more likely to have health problems when air quality isn’t good. Sensitive groups include children under 18 and adults over 65, people with heart and lung diseases, people with illnesses and colds, people who have had a stroke, pregnant women and people who smoke.</p>
<p>It is especially important for these people to reduce exposures by limiting outdoor activity and staying indoors with cleaner air when it’s smoky outside.</p>
<p>Symptoms from exposure to smoky air can range from minor to life-threatening and include watery or dry eyes, coughing or wheezing, throat and sinus irritation, phlegm, shortness of breath, headaches, irregular heartbeat and chest pain. People experiencing serious symptoms should seek medical attention immediately.</p>
<p>The<a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/" target="_blank"> DOH website</a> is your source for a healthy dose of information. Also, find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WADeptHealth/" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> and follow us on Twitter. Sign up for the <a href="https://medium.com/wadepthealth" target="_blank">DOH blog</a>, Public Health Connection.</p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/civic-affairs">civic affairs</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/washington-state">Washington State</a></li></ul></section>Thu, 23 May 2019 16:13:31 +0000Lesley Van Winkle8114 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/take-steps-now-plan-wildfire-smoke-and-poor-air-quality#commentsForever Home Dog of the Week - Charlottehttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/forever-home-dog-week-charlotte
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/charlotte-dog-of-the-week.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/charlotte-dog-of-the-week.jpg?itok=Afxyaw3h" width="300" height="300" alt="Are you in the market for a new best friend? Well look no further - our dog of the week Charlotte is ready to accept your offer! This ten year old Shepherd mix is the absolute nicest gal you&#039;ll ever meet. She loves her people and will bond strongly with you the minute you bring her home." title="Meet Charlotte at Homeward Pet in Woodinville. Photo courtesy of Homeward Pet." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>With input from our friends at Homeward Pet we are featuring a dog that needs a loving home.</em></p>
<p><em>Please be aware that our pets of the week may be adopted at any time and we are not informed when this happens.</em></p>
<p>Are you in the market for a new best friend? Well look no further - Charlotte is ready to accept your offer! This ten year old Shepherd mix is the absolute nicest gal you'll ever meet.</p>
<p>She loves her people and will bond strongly with you the minute you bring her home. Wherever you go, she wants to go too. Whatever you are doing, she wants to do it too. She really will be your constant companion through life.</p>
<p>When she's not supporting you in all ways, she's happy to do food puzzles to keep herself busy. Anything with peanut butter is her favorite!</p>
<p>Charlotte is looking for a family that is home more often as she gets upset when left alone. She lived with both dogs and cats before and did well, though she can be picky about canine friends. Come meet Charlotte today and go home with a new best friend!</p>
<p>Homeward Pet is located at 13132 NE 177th Place in Woodinville and is open for visitors between 12pm and 6pm, Wednesday through Sunday.</p>
<p>See available cats, kittens, dogs and puppies at <a href="http://www.homewardpet.org/" target="_blank">www.homewardpet.org.</a></p>
<p>Not ready to adopt? You can still help care for the dogs and cats of Homeward Pet. The Homeward Pet Shelter<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/VF93ZSPESQYB" target="_blank"> Essentials Amazon Wish List</a> makes it easy to provide the homeless animals in our care with essential food and supplies.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/girls-on-the-run-participlants-2016.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/girls-on-the-run-participlants-2016.jpg?itok=55EOcmbk" width="300" height="256" alt="Run for the joy, fitness, T-shirt, companionship of other runners or for all those reasons at the fourth annual Girls on the Run of Snohomish County (GOTRSnoCo) 5-km, on June 1, 2019, at Everett Memorial Stadium." title="2016 Girls on the Run participants. Photo courtesy of Girls on the Run Snohomish County." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>From a Girls on the Run of Snohomish County news release.</em></p>
<p>Run for the joy, fitness, T-shirt, companionship of other runners or for all those reasons at the fourth annual <a href="https://www.girlsontherunsnoco.org" target="_blank" title="Girls on the Run of Snohomish County website">Girls on the Run of Snohomish County</a> (GOTRSnoCo) 5-km, on June 1, 2019, at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Everett+Memorial+Stadium/@47.9708392,-122.1560108,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x369c319357ba4bb2!8m2!3d47.9667016!4d-122.204591" target="_blank" title="Google map">Everett Memorial Stadium</a>.</p>
<p>This non-competitive, untimed run is for all ages and for anyone able to run, skip, hop, or walk.</p>
<p>The run starts at 9:00 am and winds through downtown Everett.</p>
<p>Face painting, poster-making, Happy Hair, and more fun activities will start at 7:30 am.</p>
<p>Participation for adults costs $37.50 and includes a GOTRSnoCo T-shirt and finisher’s medal.</p>
<p>Kids ages 7 to 15 cost $17.50 and also receive a T-shirt and medal.</p>
<p>Children under 7 are $5 and also get a T-shirt and medal.</p>
<p>Everett Memorial Stadium is located at 3900 Broadway Ave, Everett, WA 90201.</p>
<p>Click here to register for the event: <a href="https://www.girlsontherunsnoco.org/Register-Now" target="_blank" title="Girls on the Run website">Register now</a>.</p>
<p>Proceeds from the 5-km event support the Girls on the Run program that began in Snohomish County in 2015 and has served over 1,600 girls since then.</p>
<p>GOTRSnoCo is a 10-week empowerment program that builds self-awareness, confidence, and dedication to fitness in third- through eighth-grade girls.</p>
<p>Girls meet with coaches twice a week to learn strategies and skills for successfully navigating through life.</p>
<p>As part of the program, girls work toward a goal of completing a 5-km.</p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/living">living</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/snohomish-county">Snohomish County</a></li></ul></section>Thu, 23 May 2019 16:12:21 +0000Richard Van Winkle8112 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/girls-run-5-k-celebrates-health-and-development-snohomish-county-girls#commentsForever Home Cat of the Week - Crickethttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/forever-home-cat-week-cricket
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/cat-of-the-week-cricket.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/cat-of-the-week-cricket.jpg?itok=HeNhHp4c" width="300" height="269" alt="Approximately six to seven years old, our cat of the week Cricket loves people. This boy is very friendly and was quite a hit at the vet’s office. Cricket follows people around like a little dog. When not lounging, he loves to play with wand toys in his spare time. He is a very sweet, loving cat." title="Contact the Community Cat Coalition to find out more about this sweet boy. Photo courtesy of the Community Cat Coalition." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>With input from our friends at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCatCoalitionWa" target="_blank">Community Cat Coalition,</a> each week we will be featuring a cat that needs a loving home.</em></p>
<p>Meet Handsome Cricket!</p>
<p>Approximately six to seven years old, Cricket loves people. This boy is very friendly and was quite a hit at the vet’s office.</p>
<p>Cricket follows people around like a little dog. When not lounging, he loves to play with wand toys in his spare time. He is a very sweet, loving cat.</p>
<p>Cricket is a handsome tabby boy that was on his own and looking for a help! When he came into rescue, we realized that he needed medical help.</p>
<p>It turned out that Cricket needed a dental procedure and several teeth needed to be extracted. He feels so much better and is happy to have so much attention. Sometimes, he sleeps with his tongue sticking out of his mouth.</p>
<p>He gets along with other mellow cats in his foster home and would do okay with calm, older children. We do not know how he would do around dogs. He is great about using the litter box and eats wet and dry food. Cricket is polydactyl and will need his claws trimmed on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Cricket is neutered, up-to-date on vaccines, wormed, flea rx, and tested negative for viral diseases, microchipped, and has had a dental cleaning.</p>
<p>If you are interested in finding out more about this sweet boy, please contact Jan at: <a href="mailto:protectkats@yahoo.com">protectkats@yahoo.com.</a></p>
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</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/living">living</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cat-week">Cat of the Week</a></li></ul></section>Wed, 22 May 2019 22:10:49 +0000Lesley Van Winkle8111 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/forever-home-cat-week-cricket#commentsEverett Public Schools superintendent finalists selectedhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/everett-public-schools-superintendent-finalists-selected
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/duran-blakey-saltzman-thompson-everett-public-schools-superintendent.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/duran-blakey-saltzman-thompson-everett-public-schools-superintendent.jpg?itok=poK3l6oE" width="213" height="1037" alt="After completing an extensive national search, Everett Public Schools Board of Directors announced three finalists in their search for a new superintendent on Wednesday, May 22, 2019." title="From top to bottom: Dr. Gabriella Duran-Blakey, Dr. Ian SAltzman, and Stephen Thompson. Photos courtesy of Everett Public Schools." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>From a May 22, 2019, Everett Public Schools news release.</em></p>
<p>After completing an extensive national search, Everett Public Schools Board of Directors announced three finalists in their search for a new superintendent.</p>
<p>Presented in alphabetical order, the finalists are:</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Gabriella Duran-Blakey</strong>. She is currently the Associate Superintendent of Leadership and Learning of Learning Zone 1 in Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico. She works to transform schools into learning communities focused on the belief that all students can learn and encourages staff to embrace new ideas. </p>
<p><strong>Dr. Ian Saltzman</strong>, is currently South Region Superintendent in Palm Beach County School District in Florida. He has a passion for all students reaching their potential and fulfilling their dreams and has a proven track record in improving school outcomes.</p>
<p><strong>Stephen Thompson</strong>, is currently Superintendent of Willoughby-Eastlake School District in Ohio. He has a broad experience in education and leadership.</p>
<p>The board narrowed the field to three on Tuesday, May 21st, after interviewing a slate of seven candidates, who came from a pool of 35 applicants through the search firm Ray and Associates.</p>
<p>The board of directors would like to thank the hundreds of students, staff, parents and community members who participated in the online surveys and focus groups. This input helped create the superintendent profile that guided and continues to guide the board in this important selection.</p>
<p>The finalists will participate in a series of final interviews and meet and greet opportunities on Wednesday, May 29th.</p>
<p>The community is invited to meet all three candidates on a rotating basis from 5:45 to 8:45 pm at the Community Resource Center, located at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/3900+Broadway,+Everett,+WA+98201/@47.9540033,-122.1997816,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x549aaa81a83bf291:0xcf74381be8f27755!8m2!3d47.9657285!4d-122.2021849" target="_blank" title="Google map">3900 Broadway in Everett</a>.</p>
<p>The board expects to make a selection on May 30th.</p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/civic-affairs">civic affairs</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/snohomish-county">Snohomish County</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/everett-school-district">Everett School District</a></li></ul></section>Wed, 22 May 2019 21:35:46 +0000Richard Van Winkle8108 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/everett-public-schools-superintendent-finalists-selected#commentsSouth Snohomish County Fire and Rescue Chief Stedman announces retirementhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/south-snohomish-county-fire-and-rescue-chief-stedman-announces-retirement
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/field/image/south-snohomish-county-fire-and-rescue-chief-bruce-stedman_1.jpg"><img class="image-style-article" src="http://newsofmillcreek.com/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/field/image/south-snohomish-county-fire-and-rescue-chief-bruce-stedman_1.jpg?itok=fGImzvjy" width="300" height="361" alt="Fire Chief Bruce Stedman announced Wednesday morning, May 22, 2019, that he will be taking a medical leave, effective immediately, and will be officially retiring on August 1. The South County Board of Commissioners selected Assistant Chief of Operations Doug Dahl to serve as Acting Fire Chief." title="Fire Chief Bruce Stedman. Photo courtesy of South Snohomish County Fire &amp; Rescue." /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Leslie Hynes, Snohomish County Fire &amp; Rescue Public Information Officer.</em></p>
<p>Fire Chief Bruce A. Stedman of South County Fire (SCF) announced Wednesday morning, May 22, 2019, that he will be taking a medical leave, effective immediately, and will be officially retiring on August 1.</p>
<p>Stedman joined South County Fire on October 1, 2017, the same day the organization was established as a regional fire authority (RFA) combining Snohomish County Fire District 1 and the Lynnwood Fire Department.</p>
<p><em>“We thank Chief Stedman for his good work in helping us establish South County Fire. Chief Stedman’s efforts have improved our service delivery to the community and positioned us as leaders in the local emergency response industry,”</em> said Jim Kenny, chair of the SCF Board of Commissioners.</p>
<p>Stedman has served more than 40 years in the fire service. He previously was fire chief of the Arlington Fire Department in north Snohomish County and the Alhambra Fire Department in California.</p>
<p><em>“I am very proud of this organization and the sheer volume of work that we have accomplished for our agency, our community and our region. I know that the future holds great things for South County Fire and am honored to have been a part of it,”</em> Chief Stedman said in a retirement announcement emailed to all SCF employees on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>The SCF Board of Commissioners named Assistant Chief of Operations Doug Dahl to serve as Acting Fire Chief. </p>
<p>Dahl started his fire service career in south Snohomish County in 1989 with the Edmonds Fire Department and worked his way through the ranks to his current position. He also serves on a state interagency incident management team that has been deployed regionally and nationally to wildland fires and other major disasters, most recently for Hurricane Michael in Florida.</p>
<p>South County Fire is Snohomish County’s largest provider of fire and emergency medical services. The regional fire authority has more than 300 employees and provides full-time staffing at 14 neighborhood fire stations to serve more than 250,000 residents in Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and unincorporated south Snohomish County.</p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/civic-affairs">civic affairs</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/snohomish-county">Snohomish County</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/south-snohomish-fire-and-rescue">South Snohomish Fire and Rescue</a></li></ul></section>Wed, 22 May 2019 21:22:57 +0000Richard Van Winkle8107 at http://newsofmillcreek.comhttp://newsofmillcreek.com/content/south-snohomish-county-fire-and-rescue-chief-stedman-announces-retirement#comments